By Ryan D. Jayne Staff Attorney Freedom From Religion Foundation There has been a lot of buzz about net neutrality over the past year — and rightly so. Net neutrality is the concept that your cable company shouldn’t arbitrarily be allowed to make your internet slower. Without net neutrality, internet service providers would be able to charge websites to load quickly — or entirely block internet access to a site. Under the Obama administration, the Federal Communications Commission implemented rules… Read more

By Christopher Line Patrick O’Reiley Legal Fellow Freedom From Religion Foundation An evangelical Christian group is outrageously labeling FFRF as a “hate group.” Last week, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a report to 350 school districts across the Midwest warning them about the Todd Becker Foundation, an evangelical Christian ministry that uses our public schools to proselytize to students. The report details how the foundation enters public schools under the pretense of a secular assembly so that it can… Read more

Small and big — it all adds up for us We here at the Freedom From Religion Foundation engage in a variety of actions every week that, small and big, add up to a robust defense of our cause. Articles big and small For instance, FFRF Director of Strategic Response Andrew Seidel had a response published in a tiny Alabama paper to a Thanksgiving column berating us. Andrew also wrote a persuasive op-ed on the unintended consequences of a possible… Read more

By Amitabh Pal Communications Director Freedom From Religion Foundation #GivingTuesday Heads Up First, a heads up that next Tuesday is #GivingTuesday — a day designated to give online to nonprofits. Bill Gates has pledged to match the first $2 million given to nonprofits on Tuesday, Nov. 28, via Facebook. (Facebook is waiving its usual 5 percent service fees for processing donations this day.) So, look for an early-bird appeal Tuesday. We are thankful to you We are thankful this week… Read more